[R-sig-eco] glm-model evaluation

[Glover, Tim]

Ben Bolker [bolker at ufl.edu] said:

"The reason that I (and B&A) react so strongly to the use of the word
"significance" in this context is that it's nearly impossible to prevent
people from misinterpreting it in terms of classical p-values."



This is exactly why I seldom use "significant" except in this very
precise use.  Some options I've used instead:

Notable
Noticeable
Obvious
Visible
Meaningful
Substantial
Noteworthy
Considerable
Suggestive

Hope this helps!


Tim Glover
Senior Environmental Scientist - Geochemistry 
Geoscience Department Atlanta Area 
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